The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-08-26
TRE WEST.


IT was stated in Kansas City on the 10th
that plans were fully prepared for the
building of a north and south railroad from
that city to Sabine pass, on the Gulf Of
Mexico. The work would be done by an
entirely new company of Eastern capital
lists.
THE bids which were invited for the re-
pair Of the marine docks at Mare Island,
Cal, have been found to be in excess of the
appropriation made for the purpose, and
further action has been postponed until
next sprlng.
A PARTY Of cowboys, in search Of miss
ing ranchman at TOnto basin, near Albu-
querque, n. M, recently called at a house
where q family named Tewksbury lived.
AS the party was leaving the place, after
fruitless inquiries, the Tewksburys fired on
them and killed three. Another party was
being formed to avenge the murder and
much bloodshed was feared.
IN one OF the recent ights betweeen Sher-
iff Kendalps posse and the White river
hostiles, it was reported, COlOrOw's son
Eeny was killed. The killing of the young
chief excited the Indians, and the safety OF
400 women and children at Meeker was
! endangered. ReinrcTcements were hurry
ing to the scene OF hostiEties on the 10Th,
but the situation was critical.
AN attempt to wreck train of the Ohio
g. Mississippi at East st. Louis recently
was frustrated by SPECIAL Police Officer
Clancey, who discovered that frog had
been tampered with.
SHERIFF CHARLES LYNCH, of Alpena, died
the other morning at the Detroit sanitari-
um from a shot wound IN the leg, inflicted
by the notorious "Blinkeyn Morgan
Lynch planned and carried out the scheme
to capture 'sBlinkey'' and the others al
legged to be the murderers of Detective HUI
ligan, of Cleveland. His murderer is now
in Jail at Ravenna, o.
Mrs. JOSIE NEwKIRK, of East st. Louis,
was arrested the other day for forging a
receipt and obtaining possession of a regis
tered letter, addressed to Mrs. James Cor
don. She was taken before Commissioner
Crawford, at Springfield, and held in 81, 600
bond to await the action Of the grand jury
AN Atlas, NJ. T., special says: ''The Flat
/ head council has decided to reject the
prayers of sixty half-breed Crees in re
/ bellion with Riel and now refugees fol-
homes among them. The Pen d'Oreille,
/ Koutenais and Flatheads join in the de
/ cision."
THE property of the French Boys Mining
| Company, located in King SOlomOn's noun
tains, in San Juan County, Col, was sold al
auction at the Real Estate Exchange, New
| York, recently, to b. L. COlman for 81, 700
1t was said that $500, 900 had been sunk il
the property by credulous investors.
CHARLES MCEvER, aged ten, living il
haywood, H., was shot and killed the Other
day while shooting at mark.
| T.. @. HILL, Of Richmond, Ind, has beer
| elected President of the National Florists
Association.
| A TORNADO struck Republican City, Neb.
on the evening of the 18th, doing much dam
age and killing two men and injuring five
others.
! CHARLES PARKER, who robbed Paymsstel
| Bash of 5000 at Hays Springs, Wyo., las
| February, has been captured. He was ar
rested in Logan County, Neb., after max
/ ing a desperate resistance.
! AT Naperville, H., the other morning,
/ two stock trains on the Chicago, Burling
/ ton q Quincy were in collision. The acci
dent was due to a fog. Four cars Of cattle
and hogs were smashed aud the animals
/ killed. One of the engineers was seriously
but not fatally injured.
\ THE coroner's jury in the Chatsworth
/ Ill, railroad disaster, brought in a verdict
throwing the blame on Timothy COughlin
foreman of section Z, and virtually exoner
/ ting the railroad company.
VHE Chicago express on the Cleveland &
/ Pittsburgh road jumped the track at Bay
ard station, near Alliance, o., the Other
morning, wrecking one sleeper. The col
ored porter was killed and three other per
| sons were seriously wounded. sss35sa
/ "A Thirty 1oOJ BElhuStOuS III DuGCuSE @
/ Gibbs plow works, at Canton, o., burst
| the other day, killing Henry Pahsen, al
| employe.
REUBEN p. CLEMENT, the Leavenworth
/ Kan, defaulter, has been heard from il
| Canada. He expressed, in a letter to {
/ friend, his sorrow for going wrong anC
] promised to do better
AT the reunion of the Eighty-seventI
Illinois veterans at Enfield, Ill, on the 19tl
two premature cannon explosions tool
place. Two men had their arms blown of
and four others were fearfully burned.
TIE annual meeting Of the National Pres:
! Association which was to have been helC
in Denver, September 6, has been post
poned because of the impOssibiity to Sc
/ cure rates.